By STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press | August 28, 2008
http://www.nysun.com/national/soros-behind-marijuana-decriminalization-in-mass/84769/
BOSTON — A measure that would decriminalize minor marijuana-possession cases is on the ballot in Massachusetts largely because of one man: billionaire financier and liberal activist George Soros.
Of the $429,000 collected last year by the group advancing the measure, $400,000 came from Mr. Soros, who has championed similar efforts in several states and spent $24 million to fight President Bush's 2004 re-election bid. The Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policy needed about $315,000 of that just to collect the more than 100,000 signatures that secured a spot on the ballot, according to campaign finance reports reviewed by the Associated Press.
How about $300,000,000 spent just this year.
http://www.drugsense.org/wodclock.htm
and over trillion spent since 1971, fighting something the majority have tried:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-poll-finds-majority-americans-have-smoked-pot-n747476
That a majority (even republicans) don't think should be illegal.
https://www.npr.org/2017/10/25/559989879/all-time-high-majority-of-republicans-support-pot-legalization-for-first-time
And is less dangerous than alcohol or tobbaco, both of which govco happily regulates and taxes despite the death and destruction they cause.
https://www.sciencealert.com/marijuana-is-much-safer-than-alcohol-and-tobacco-new-study-finds
Here's my crackpot conspiracy theory if I wanted to take Down a county that was in debt trillions I would get them to waste even more money on ridiculous things of no value.